Her dad and I, both want her to be comfortable in the water and boy was she. Gabbi was in her swimsuit two hours before she needed to even head to the pool, she just couldn't wait any longer.
Gabbi had no hesitations when it came her time to get in the pool. She met her teacher, climbed down the ladder and was all smiles. Her dad and I would have loved to sit on the edge of the pool but... When we take her swimming we are right there next to her, holding her, coaching her, helping her, etc so you can imagine how difficult it was to go the "spectator" area, a whole 10 feet away from the pool. Within about 3 minutes of in the water she was dunking her face in the water, something that she has resisted forever any other time in the water. She was so proud of herself and so were we. 
For the next 27 minutes she had a smile on her face. She did everything the teacher asked her to try, and when it was the other kids' turn she continued to dunk her face and play in the water. Roy and I were nearly crawling out of our skin with anxiety because we were so worried she would fall off the underwater platform, but she never did. Mom and Dad need to calm down. :-)
I am so very proud of how well she did. She had so much fun and that is the best part. She was pretty proud of herself too. At bedtime she was still chatting about putting her face in the water. But she also knows when to turn on the drama. After we got rinsed off and changed at the pool Roy asked her if she was excited about the next class. She informed us that she wasn't because she was scared. Little butt head. She showed no fear or hesitation tonight. Only fun and excitement! Way to go Gabs!
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